Latest poll shows National-Act Govt; support for Labour dropping below 30
Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon are neck and neck in the preferred PM stakes.
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Victim was an outspoken critic of corruption in increasingly violent nation.
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Principals say National’s plan to ban phones in school is unworkable
Countries like Australia already had similar bans in place which worked, Luxon said.
National vows to ban phone use at schools in bid to turn achievement around
Schools would be able to decide penalties for students who didn't comply.
‘Pitiful’ lack of progress in $1 billion infrastructure fund
"It’s pitiful under-delivery. It makes KiwiBuild look successful."
$2b climate change fund deal with BlackRock announced
The aim is for New Zealand to be the first country to hit 100 per cent renewable energy.
Te Pāti Māori wants Aotearoa to be the Switzerland of the South Pacific
John Tamihere says the New Zealand Defence Force should be a peackeeping force.
Watch: Mock-up City Rail Link station built in Māngere warehouse
Now, all we need is a train.
Ngarimu Blair: Kāinga Ora's Greys Ave living is not black and white for our whānau
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Airstrikes kill three in Ukraine as Moscow airport halts flights after foiled drone attack
"This war crime alone says everything about Russian aggression."
'A gutsful': The politics over youth crime, the numbers and what would make a difference
Politicians have had a 'gutsful', but is youth offending actually getting worse?
Govt faces tough calls over who pays what to insure deposits
Consultation underway on how the cost of deposit insurance should be shared.
Hiroshima mayor calls nuclear deterrence 'folly' on 78th anniversary of bombing
An atomic bomb was dropped by the US on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
Act promises to ‘stop work’ on wasteful projects on day one
Act promises to wield axe on day one, cutting public service jobs.
Commissioning activity and Māori provider service provision is tracking behind Government commitment
Te Aka Whai Ora review highlights lack spend Māori health money
Liam Dann: Fiscal holy guacamole! Just how bad are the Crown accounts?
OPINION: There's no question a slower economy means less tax.
Auckland councillor concerned about increase in violent crime after CBD shootings
'[It’s a] dreadful tragedy and it’s not the first one is it?'
Rob Campbell: Te Aka Whai Ora review not all bad news for Māori
OPINION: The Te Aka Whai Ora review report should be read in its entirety.
Editorial: Familiar roads to an uncertain destination
OPINION: Our editorial on divergent policies leading to the General Election in October.
Claire Trevett: Holes and polls - looming election battle of Robertson and Willis
Grant Robertson's usual joie de vivre has returned, and it's just in time
Lawyer Sue Grey found not to have breached conduct standards
The decision stated lawyers should not have fewer rights to free speech than anyone else.
New Zealand’s message to China in new defence strategy - not a 'path to war'
A grassroots activist group claims the new strategy leads NZ down the path to war.
Winston Peters on why he’s attracting more Māori to his campaign
Winston Peters says Māori are coming to his party because he talks straight.
Ombudsman calls for ‘more trust of iwi’ after cyclone visit
'People’s lives at the moment are too much on hold.'
Fiscal Hole Battle Royale! Peters v Seymour v Willis v Robertson
Winston Peters says there's a fiscal hole - he's mostly right.
Craft breweries: Alcohol excise hikes ‘a slap in the face’
Independent craft breweries around the country say excise hikes are squeezing businesses.
Poll of Polls: Labour’s re-election chances seem to be evaporating
There's now a greater chance of a hung Parliament than a Labour Government.
Visitor economy businesses cohort completes first new sustainability programme
Businesses are powering the way for sustainable tourism.
Mike Hosking: $1000 for charity says Kieran McAnulty's wrong, Labour will lose
OPINION: Labour is staring down the barrel of an election night nightmare.
Public service bosses called in as Govt accounts plunge
Finance Minister Grant Robertson's office denies the rumours.
Lives of 50,000 retirement village residents could change in proposed shakeup
"We’re very pleased with this as a starting point as well as the tenor of the proposals."
Three reasons Epic Craft Beer failed
Brewer got $210,000 Covid cash for 14 staff - even that wasn't enough for it to survive.